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It was Dreadful in the Forest
Totakealetter!Whynot?Perhapshemightbringhelp;butinanycasehewouldensurethatourliveswerenotspentfornothing,andthatnewsofallthatwehadwonforScienceshouldreachourfriendsathome.Ihadtwocompletedlettersalreadywaiting.Iwouldspendthedayinwritingathird,whichwouldbringmyexperiencesabsolutelyuptodate.TheIndiancouldbearthisbacktotheworld.IorderedZambo,therefore,tocomeagainintheevening,andIspentmymiserableandlonelydayinrecordingmyownadventuresofthenightbefore.Ialsodrewupanote,tobegiventoanywhitemerchantorcaptainofasteam-boatwhomtheIndiancouldfind,imploringthemtoseethatropesweresenttous,sinceourlivesmustdependuponit.ThesedocumentsIthrewtoZambointheevening,andalsomypurse,whichcontainedthreeEnglishsovereigns.TheseweretobegiventotheIndian,andhewaspromisedtwiceasmuchifhereturnedwiththeropes.
Sonowyouwillunderstand,mydearMr.McArdle,howthiscommunicationreachesyou,andyouwillalsoknowthetruth,incaseyouneverhearagainfromyourunfortunatecorrespondent.To-nightIamtoowearyandtoodepressedtomakemyplans.To-morrowImustthinkoutsomewaybywhichIshallkeepintouchwiththiscamp,andyetsearchroundforanytracesofmyunhappyfriends.
